Andean slender mouse opossum vs marsh-elder

Marmosops impavidus compared with Iva annua

Key Differences

• Andean slender mouse opossum is Least Concern while marsh-elder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andean slender mouse opossum	marsh-elder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Didelphidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Marmosops	Iva
Species	Marmosops impavidus	Iva annua

Conservation Status

Andean slender mouse opossum

LC — Least Concern

marsh-elder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andean slender mouse opossum	marsh-elder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Andean slender mouse opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

marsh-elder

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, and Sweden.

Andean slender mouse opossum

The Andean slender mouse opossum (Marmosops impavidus) is a species in the genus Marmosops. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.